Senior Housing Properties Trust (NYSE: SNH) today announced that it will
host a conference call in conjunction with the announcement of its
fourth quarter 2012 financial results.

SNH plans to issue a press release containing its fourth quarter 2012
financial results before the NYSE opens on Friday, February 15, 2013.
Later that afternoon, at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time, David Hegarty,
President and Chief Operating Officer, and Richard Doyle, Chief
Financial Officer, will host a conference call to discuss the fourth
quarter 2012 results. Following the company’s remarks, there will be a
short question and answer period.

The conference call telephone number is (800) 553-0288. Participants
calling from outside the United States and Canada should dial (612)
332-0530. No pass code is necessary to access the call from either
number. Participants should dial in about 15 minutes prior to the
scheduled start of the call. A replay of the conference call will be
available through 11:59 p.m. Friday, February 22, 2013. To hear the
replay, dial (320) 365-3844. The replay pass code is 279891.

A live audio webcast of the conference call will also be available in a
listen-only mode on the company’s web site, which is located at
www.snhreit.com. Participants wanting to access the webcast should visit
the company’s web site about five minutes before the call. The archived
webcast will be available for replay on the company’s web site for about
one week after the call.

Senior Housing Properties Trust is a real estate investment trust, or
REIT, which owns independent and assisted living communities, medical
office buildings, nursing homes, rehabilitation hospitals and wellness
centers throughout the United States. SNH is headquartered in Newton, MA.

A Maryland Real Estate Investment Trust with transferable shares of
beneficial interest listed on the New York Stock Exchange.No
shareholder, Trustee or officer is personally liable for any act or
obligation of the Trust.